Weather Records on 17 October 1951

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1951. Highest significance: Devgad, IN.

Key Facts for 17 October 1951

On 17 October 1951, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 270 daily.
Devgad set a daily record precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 17 October 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

274 stations

274 station records on 17 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhiwandi	India	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dome Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jawad	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1951

Top 20 records on 17 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1951	Devgad, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1951	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1951	Marysville (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1951	Bassein, IN	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1951	Bhiwandi, IN	daily rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1951	Newgate, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	New Westminster, CA	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Charam, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Gleichen, CA	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Strasbourg, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Mangaldai, IN	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Hajo, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Hillsdown, CA	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Orman Dam, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Dome Creek, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1951	Thana, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 274 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	199
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1